Usefulness of waist circumference for the identification of childhood hypertension

To investigate the ability of BMI and waist circumference, single and combined, in identifying children who are at risk of hypertension and in influencing absolute blood pressure values.The body weight, height, waist circumference and blood pressure of 4177 5-11-year-old school children [2005 (48%) girls] were collected. Elevated blood pressure was defined if either systolic or diastolic blood pressure values or both were more than the 95th...